Monday5november

THE US ELECTIONS
Vocab related to the elections – first a list then 2 exercises
http://www.englishpage.com/vocabulary/interactivelesson19.html
http://www.englishpage.com/vocabulary/interactivelesson19a.htm
http://www.englishpage.com/vocabulary/interactivelesson19b.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2012/11/121101_witn_us_elections.shtml
Try this quiz … go through once and think the answers , then keep going and you will see the answers next to the questions
http://www.englishblog.com/2012/10/us-election-quiz-2012.html#.UJUeDsWzJ8F

http://www.scholastic.com/kids/president/ you can try this if you want … I got stuck with the budget
The US elections

Cartoon: Talking about Sandy

Sandy

© Chappatte in "International Herald Tribune"This cartoon by Chappatte from the International Herald Tribune makes a connection between the US presidential election campaign, global warming and Hurricane Sandy.
The cartoon shows the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. The whole area is flooded. Obama and Romney are on a floating stage, taking part in a debate. The moderator says, "Oh, and one thing we forgot to mention; climate change ..."
EXPLANATION The irony of the situation comes from the fact that global warming was an issue that was totally absent from the presidential debates, although both Obama and Romney have expressed a view that global warming is real. However, there is a widespread belief that Hurricane Sandy was caused by climate change. As Bloomberg Businessweek's cover story puts it; "It's Global Warming, Stupid".